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Liz Kendall, shadow work and pensions secretary, tells pensioners in Essex repayment demands ‘unforgivable’ Unpaid carers being left with crippling debts and threatened with prosecution …
Carers asked to repay sums as high as £20k say officials did not share eligibility information between departments Carers put through the wringer of carer’s …
‘Strikingly large’ sum being recouped from people who fell foul of system that did not flag overpayments Ministers are clawing back more than £250m from …
Suppressed DWP study told of hardship endured by carers forced to repay thousands after minor allowance breaches Ministers were warned three years ago that unpaid …
About 50% of earnings ‘alerts’ for carer’s allowance overpayments not looked at by staff, figures reveal • Will DWP act on carer’s allowance scandal? Tens …
Stephen Timms says DWP letting unpaid carers incur ‘enormous accidental overpayments’ Ministers have been told to “immediately” fix the issues causing tens of thousands of …
Concern grows over legality of government’s approach as new figures show more than 150,000 carers facing huge penalties A hero – then sacked. The carer’s …
DWP carried out research in response to criticism five years ago but has consistently refused to publish it UK politics – latest updates Ministers have …
Dozens of people caring for frail, sick or elderly relatives describe ‘devastating’ effect of DWP’s approach to ‘honest mistakes’ ‘We’re already vulnerable’: the carers told …
Officials at Department for Work and Pensions accused of ‘threatening and cruel’ tactics over repayment orders Woman with dementia, 92, told to repay £7,000 in …
David Blunkett and Alan Johnson join Iain Duncan Smith in dismay at DWP’s treatment of benefit recipients’ minor mistakes They’re heartless’: how one woman fell …
Thinktank calls punishments ‘cruel and nonsensical’ and says government should accept blame Ministers are facing calls to abandon the “cruel and nonsensical” fines levied on …
DWP is forcing tens of thousands of people looking after relatives to repay huge sums after buildup of erroneous overpayments Analysis: Why are so many …